Australia opener Travis Head has ended the lengthy reign of Suryakumar Yadav as the no.1 ranked T20I batter becoming the new top guy in the latest update of ICC rankings on June 26, 2024.
Suryakumar Yadav had been the top-ranked men’s batter in the T20 format since December 2023, having also held the No. 1 spot on previous occasions. However, Travis Head with his brilliant 76 in Australia’s loss to India in the recent T20 World Cup 2024, has given him the top spot in the ICC T20I batting rankings.
The Australian has jumped four places into the top spot, with Suryakumar, Phil Salt, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan all dropping down a place to make up the remainder of the top five.
Johnson Charles is the only new entrant in the top ten, making his way to the 10th spot, with Afghanistan star Rahmanullah Gurbaz a place lower after going up five spots.
On the other hand, in the T20I all-rounder rankings, Wanindu Hasaranga regained his top spot with India’s Hardik Pandya moving to 3rd place. Roston Chase of West Indies is the big mover among the all-rounders, up 17 places to 12th.
England’s Adil Rashid remains top of the bowling rankings. However, Rashid Khan has moved to second spot after his brilliant outings in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Josh Hazlewood moved up three places into fourth, behind Hasaranga.
Kuldeep Yadav is up 20 places into 11th, while his Indian teammate Jasprit Bumrah has jumped a remarkable 44 spots into 24th, and England’s Jofra Archer is up 19 to 38th on his comeback from injury.
(ICC inputs)
